{"id":55628,"date":"2025-09-15T16:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=55628"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:48:15","slug":"2026-person-of-vision-dinner","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/calendar\/2026-person-of-vision-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Person of Vision Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774362849778{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POV26-e-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Join us for the 2026 Person of Vision dinner, honoring Jim McGrann\" width=\"1300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POV26-e-banner.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POV26-e-banner-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POV26-e-banner-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/POV26-e-banner-768x170.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774362849778{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The <strong>2026 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award<\/strong> was presented to Jim McGrann, president and CEO of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancingeyecare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Advancing Eyecare<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on March 11, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Orlando, in Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/east.visionexpo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Vision Expo<\/a><\/strong>. 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class=\"cover-item-image-line-2\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cover-item-content\"><div class=\"cover-item-title\">2026 Person of Vision Dinner<\/div><div class=\"cover-item-excerpt\">The 2026 Person of Vision dinner honored Jim McGrann, CEO of Advancing Eyecare and raised a record amount to support the work and mission of Prevent Blindness...<\/div><div class=\"cover-item-excerpt-wide\">The 2026 Person of Vision dinner honored Jim McGrann, CEO of Advancing Eyecare and raised a record amount to support the work and mission of Prevent Blindness...<\/div><div class=\"cover-item-link\">Find Out More<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774362849778{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774362849778{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text 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